Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Augustines Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Augustines Road (MK40 2ND) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher than the De Parys average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Augustines Road (MK40 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pemberley Lane, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Augustines Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pemberley Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pemberley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order Pemberley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pemberley Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pemberley Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Place —
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Data Sources

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